Chiriquí Viejo

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Chiriquí Viejo
Data
location Panama , Chiriquí Province
River system Chiriquí Viejo
muzzle Pacific, Gulf of Chiriquí Coordinates: 8 ° 19 ′ 40 "  N , 82 ° 42 ′ 7"  W 8 ° 19 ′ 40 "  N , 82 ° 42 ′ 7"  W

length 161 km
Catchment area 1.376 km²
Reservoirs flowed through Power Plant Bajo de Mina , power plant Baitun

The Chiriquí Viejo ( Spanish: Río Chiriquí Viejo ) is a river in western Panama near the border with Costa Rica . It is located in the province of Chiriquí , has a length of 161 km and a catchment area of 1,376 km². The Chiriquí flows into the Gulf of Chiriquí (Spanish Golfo de Chiriquí ). About 15 km west of its mouth is the town of Puerto Armuelles .

In the province of Chiriquí there is also the river Chiriquí , which is also called Chiriquí Nuevo to distinguish it from the Chiriquí Viejo .

The Chiriquí Viejo is dammed into reservoirs in its upper reaches by the Bajo de Mina and Baitun power stations .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Cuencas Hidrográficas de Panamá. Empresa de Transmisión Elétrica, SA (ETESA), accessed March 5, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Ambrosio Ramos, Tomasa Muñoz: CENTRAL HIDROELÉCTRICA BAJO DE MINA PLAN DE ACCION DURANTE EMERGENCIAS. (PDF 645 kB p. 7 (7)) Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos (ASEP), August 2011, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; Retrieved March 5, 2015 (Spanish).